| Main Entry: | pronounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce words vocally |
Synonyms: |
accent, articulate, enunciate, phonate, say, sound, speak, stress, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice |
| Notes: | to announce is to make known publicly; to pronounce is to declare officially or formally |
Antonyms: |
mumble |
| Main Entry: | pronounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | announce, declare |
Synonyms: |
affirm, assert, blast, call, decree, deliver, drum, judge, mouth, proclaim, say, sound off, spread around, trumpet, verbalize |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide |
| Main Entry: | pronounced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinct, evident |
Synonyms: |
arresting, assured, broad, clear, clear-cut, conspicuous, decided, definite, marked, notable, noticeable, obvious, outstanding, striking, strong, unmistakable |
Antonyms: |
indistinct, obscure, unpronounced, vague |
| Main Entry: | affirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare the truth of something |
Synonyms: |
assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, cross heart, declare, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insist, lock up, maintain, nail down, okay, predicate, profess, pronounce, put on ice, ratify, repeat, rubber-stamp, say so, set, state, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, testify, vouch, witness |
Antonyms: |
deny, negate, nullify, veto |
| Main Entry: | appreciable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily noticed; considerable |
Synonyms: |
apparent, ascertainable, clear-cut, definite, detectable, discernible, distinguishable, estimable, evident, good-sized, goodly, healthy, large, manifest, marked, material, measurable, noticeable, observable, obvious, perceivable, perceptible, plain, pronounced, recognizable, sensible, significant, sizable, substantial, tangible, visible |
Antonyms: |
imperceptible, inconsiderable, negligible, unappreciable, unnoticed |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, buy into, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, groove*, hats off to, lap up, license, maintain, make law, make valid, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, push for, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to, support, thumbs up, uphold, validate |
Antonyms: |
disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | articulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say clearly, coherently |
Synonyms: |
enunciate, express, mouth, pronounce, say, sound off, speak, state, talk, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice |
| Notes: | loquacious means very talkative or full of trivial conversation; articulate means expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language |
Antonyms: |
bumble, misrepresent, misspeak |
| Main Entry: | assert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | insist, declare, maintain |
Synonyms: |
advance, affirm, allege, argue, asservate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, butt in, cite, claim, contend, defend, horn in, justify, mouth off, pop off, predicate, press, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put forward, say, shoot off one's mouth, shoot one's wad, stand up for, state, stress, swear, uphold, vindicate, warrant |
Antonyms: |
deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolutely certain |
Synonyms: |
beyond doubt, cinched, clear-cut, clinched, confirmed, decided, definite, dependable, ensured, fixed, guaranteed, in the bag, indubitable, insured, irrefutable, made certain, nailed down, on ice, pronounced, racked, sealed, secure, set, settled, sewed up, sure, surefire, undoubted, unquestionable |
Antonyms: |
doubted, doubtful, feared, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | blatant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious; brazen |
Synonyms: |
arrant, bald, barefaced, brassy, clear, conspicuous, crying, flagrant, flashy, flaunting, garish, gaudy, glaring, glitzy, impudent, loud, meretricious, naked, obtrusive, ostentatious, outright, overbold, overt, plain, prominent, pronounced, protrusive, screaming, shameless, sheer, showy, snazzy, unabashed, unblushing, unmitigated |
Antonyms: |
inconspicuous, quiet, subtle, unpronounced |